Making a Positive Difference

Gracie McNulty fulfills dead dad’s wish by giving out Christmas dinners to homeless
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- January 3, 2013
Ten-year-old Gracie McNulty served Christmas dinner to the homeless in memory of her father, Craig, who had vowed to open the family's cafe on Christmas to feed those less fortunate. Craig died in August before getting the chance to fulfill his vow, but his memory lives on through his thoughtful young daughter's selfless act. AOL
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Laws of Physics Can’t Trump the Bonds of Love
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- December 30, 2012
Teacher Jeffrey Wright inspires his students every year with his lecture about his son (who has a rare developmental disorder) and the meaning of life, love, and family. The New York Times, 12/25/2012
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‘Duty’ kid: Game over
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- December 24, 2012
A 12-year-old from Newtown, CT decided to stop playing violent video games after the tragedy in his town. Now he's trying to get other young people to follow his example by throwing away their violent video games at a dump site. The boy's parents helped him to set up a Facebook group called "Played Out"
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The Boy on the Lake
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- December 15, 2012
At only 13, Trevor Schaefer was diagnosed with brain cancer. Not only did Trevor end up beating the cancer — he found a calling. Now 22, Schaefer is an inspiring advocate for children with cancer, and the driving force behind "Trevor's Law," an important bill that would give government more authority to hold companies responsible
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Secret Santa saves Christmas for Sandy victims
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- December 10, 2012
An anonymous Missouri man has been going around handing out $100 bills to those hit hardest by superstorm Sandy. In fact, this wealthy businessman does this sort of thing every December, going to the cities and towns in America that he thinks need him most, hoping to lift the spirits of those in need right on time
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NYPD officer: Grandfather inspired act of kindness
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- December 3, 2012
Good for You to NYC police officer Larry DePrimo for an an act of kindness that he had no idea would capture the attention of a large audience.and touch their hearts. After a tourist from Arizona snapped a picture of Officer DePrimo giving a pair of boots and thermal socks to a barefooted homeless man,
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Marine helps vets find work rebuilding after Sandy
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- November 30, 2012
Good for You to Kevin Schmiegel for helping veterans take the skills they learned in the military and get back into the workforce. Schmiegel is connecting service members with employers, and rebuilding the Jersey shore in the process. It's a win-win, because there are so many people in storm-ravaged areas who could use veterans' skills
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Matthew ‘Medical Matt’ Kraushar comes to the rescue of stranded Red Hook residents after Hurricane Sandy paralyzes Brooklyn neighborhood
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- November 20, 2012
Kraushar, 26, organized an army of 60 volunteers, saved an 80-year-old man who was having a heart attack, and rushed an oxygen tank to a woman who would've died without it. Good for You to Krausher, who is now being referred to by the nickname "Medical Matt" in his adopted Brooklyn, NY neighborhood of Red Hook.
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The World of Giving: “50 States for Good” Announces Those Organizations Doing the Most Good
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- November 13, 2012
Tom's of Maine recently announced the winners of its fourth annual "50 States For Good: Growing Good Works One Community at a Time" contest. The 51 finalists (one organization per state, plus the District of Columbia) were voted on by the public. The top six will share a $150,000 prize for supporting "healthy, human and environmental
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Random Acts of Kindness After Hurricane Sandy
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- November 12, 2012
We've seen inspiring examples of human kindness and generosity during the recovery from superstorm Sandy — from free pizza in the East Village to a little girl setting up a charging station in Hoboken. Huffington Post, 11/4/2012
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Lessons Learned from Writing Love Letters to Strangers
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- November 5, 2012
Hannah Brencher, founder of The World Needs More Love Letters, shares the life lessons she has learned from leaving love letters all over New York City for strangers to find. Daily Good, 10/31/2012
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Helping hands around the nation: Good deeds rule the day
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- October 22, 2012
October 27 is Make a Difference Day, the nation's largest day of volunteering. USA Weekend, 10/19/2012
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Dalai Lama imparts wisdom of happiness, compassion
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- October 18, 2012
The Dalai Lama’s first lecture during his three-day visit to Boston was filled with discussion on the meaning of interfaith harmony, as he spoke to a crowd of close to 2,000 in a packed ballroom at the Marriott Copley. His talk, titled "Beyond Religion: Ethics, Values, and Wellbeing," was hosted by the Dalai Lama Center
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Students Stepping Up the Kindness!
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- October 10, 2012
This video of a group of Kansas State students who, back in 2010, spent their time figuring out how they could do good around their school, is still inspiring people today. These 100 students pooled their time, money, and creativity and started the morning of the first day of school by performing random acts of
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Big Heart, Big Town: At 9, Miss New York wages war on cancer as her crowning achievement
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- October 5, 2012
Joli Russo, whose parents are both cancer survivors, has participated in fund-raising fashion shows for children with cancer and celiac disease, and both she and her mom give time to the Howard Beach Cancer Research Foundation. Joli and her mother also volunteer at the River Fund, a food pantry on Coney Island. Joli wears her
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